Malabo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1344
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$726
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
42
😀 Quality of life
31
74
🏙️ Population
297K
1.42M

The cost of living in Malabo is 18% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4477th and 4940th ($1344 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Oman, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Malabo ranked 1st best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8777th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Muscat

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Malabo Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.49
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$922
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$648
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$10792

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$750
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$641
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1254
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$834
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$386
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$601
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$618
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1239
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$849
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$750
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1555
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$687
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$668
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$587
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$785
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$922
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$745
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$878
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1042
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1042
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$655
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$699
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$594
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$578
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1551
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$775
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$659
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1022
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$830
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$785
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$665
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$538
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1017
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$750
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$741
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$796
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$353

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465